Loop for hose supporters and the like



J. F. HARTNETT. LOOP FOR HOSE SUPPORTERS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED mac. 5. 1921.

1,421,222. PatentedJune 27,1922.

IN "EN TOR WW 17 ATTORNE JOHN F, HAR'INETT, OEBRIDGEPOBT, CONNECTICUT, A$SIGNOR TO THE WARNER BROTHERS COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

LOOP FOR HOSE SUPPORTERS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 2'2, 1922.

Application filed December 5, 1921. Serial No. 519,993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN F. HARTNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loops for Hose Supporters and the-like, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to metal loops such as are used upon hose supporters, suspen ders and other accessories of dress, and particularly to the means for securing such loops to the webbing, elastic or otherwise, in connection with which they are customarily used. I

The primary object of my invention is to provide such securing means which will effectively withstand the heavy tension to which they are subjected and will, at the same time, be economical to manufacture and attractive in appearance.

It is customary to secure loops such as referred to above, to the webbing by interposing between the supporting loop and the webbing a second loop which we will call the webbing loop. This webbing loop consists usually of a single piece of wire bent into the form of a continuous loop properly shaped, the two ends of the wire coming together at the center of the lower bar of the loop. A swivel or casing is employed to encase and connect the lower bar of the webbing loop and the upper bar of the supporting loop, so as to permit of free swivelling movement between the two loops.

Because of the fact that in this construction there has heretofore been nothing to hold or tie together the two ends of the wire forming the webbing loop, save the inherent rigidity of the wire itself, the webbing loop has frequently opened up under heavy tension. freed itself from the casing with which its lower bar was encased, and thus destroyed the connection between the supporting loop and the webbing.

In accordance with my invention I eliminate the possibility of the webbing loop opening up under any condition of tension which may be encountered in wear. I accomplish this, in general, by so forming the ends of the wire of which the webbing loop is made. that they present outwardly facing shoulders adapted to abut against andbe restrained by projections or abutments formed, by swaging or otherwise, in the surrounding casing. Y

In the accompanying drawing I have shown several examples of loops embodying my invention. In this drawing Fig. 1 is a complete rear view of a supporting loop and a webbing loop joined together by a casing in accordancewith my invention;-

Fig. 2 is a partial side view of the device of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the webbing loop of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an elevation of anotherform of webbing loop; Figs. 5, 6, 7 and, 8 are rear views of still other forms of webbing loops, showing the manner of at taching them to the supporting loops; and Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the device of Fig. 8, taken on the line 9-9.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, 10 indicates the usual supporting loop which is formed primarily of a single piece'of wire the ends of which come together at the center of its upper bar 11. The arcuate brace or tie 12 prevents these ends from spreading apart. This supporting loop per se forms no part of my invention.

The webbing loop 13 is also formed of a single piece of wire, but instead of bringing their ends together in the usual manner, as for example is d0ne with the ends of the loop 10, I bend them back upon themselves, as best shown in Fig. 3, so that they form two outwardly facing shoulders 14. The casing 15 for connecting the two loops comprises a sheet of metal which is wrapped around and encases the lower bar of the webbing loop and the upper bar of the supporting loop as shown. general character have been used heretofore. But in accordance with my invention abutments 16 are formed thereon by swaging or otherwise, so placed that they embrace the two shoulders 14 formed on the loop 13. As a result any tendency of the loop 13 to open out is resisted and prevented by the restraining action of the abutments 16 upon the shoulders 14. I

In Fig. 4 the wire of the loop '13 is bent somewhat differently than the wire of loop 13, but its shoulders 14*, 14 perform the same function as do the shoulders 14, 14, of Fig. 3. So also in Fig. 5, I have shown a webbing loop 13 embodying the shoulders 14 which are embraced within Casings of this the abutments 16' of casing 15". shoulders 14 of the loop 15 shown in Fig.

6 are embraced between the abutments 16 of the casing 15, and the shoulders 14 of the loop 13 of Fig. 7 abut against the abutments 16 formed in the casing 15.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I have shown still another form of my invention. In this form the endsof the wire ofwhich the loop 13 is formed are bent at right angles to the plane of the loop to form the shoulder 14L, as shown in Fig. 9. The casing 15 is cut away at 16, the outer edges of the opening constituting abutments which embrace the shoulders 14- and thus prevent the ends from separating.

While the constructionherein described limits pivotal. movement between the webhing loop and the connecting casing, it does not restrict pivotal movement between the connecting, casing andthe supporting loop.

Accordingly the desired pivotal" movement between the two loops is not interfered with. i I I t It is apparent fromthe above description that loops embodying my invention may be manufactured substantially as cheaply as the loops now in common. use, that they are as pleasing in appearance as ordinary loops and that they are vastly superior to ordinary loops in that they will remain intact irrespective of the tension applied thereto.

The terms anclexpressions which I have The employed are use as terms of description and not of limitation, and I have no intention, in the use of such terms andexpressions, of excluding any mechanical equivalents of the features shown. anddescribed, or portions thereof, but recognize that various structural modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed.

lVhat I claim is: V

1. In a device of the character described, two loops anda member connecting said loops, one of said loops including a pair of outwardly facing shoulders, and said connecting member including abutments embracing said shoulders.

2. In a device of the character described, two loops and a member connecting said loops, one of said loops comprising a piece of wire the ends of which are adjacent said connecting member and being provided adjacent' each of said ends with an outwardly facing shoulder, said connecting member including abutments embracing said'shoulders.

3. In a device of the character described, two loops and a member connecting said loops, one of said loops comprising a piece of wire the ends of which are encased within said connecting member and being'provid'edfadjacent each of said ends with an outwardly facing shoulder, said connecting member including abutments embracing'said shoulders. 7

JOHN F. HARTNETT. 

